Westerwijk

See also: Weſterwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wystreuuic around 1147. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Oisterwijk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧wijk

Proper noun

Westerwijk n

A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN